Qualus Acquires ADM Associates
ORLANDO, Fla. — Qualus Corporation (Qualus), a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, announced its acquisition of ADM Associates LLC (ADM), one of the nation's leading, pure-play energy research and evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V) firms. ADM brings to Qualus deep advisory, planning, program evaluation, regulatory compliance, energy modeling, data science and software development expertise in the areas of energy efficiency, demand response, and emerging technologies. The combination expands Qualus' expertise in energy efficiency, a vital part of the overall solution to the increasing demand for power.
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Since its founding in 1979, ADM has been a pioneer at the forefront of energy efficiency. Their groundbreaking research for agencies like the Department of Energy has resulted in standards used across the industry today. The firm offers a broad range of integrated services from developing strategies to support utilities in adopting new energy-saving technologies, to data science and software development for advanced energy analytics and artificial intelligence integration.
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'Expanding our expertise in energy efficiency has been a key part of our strategy, to further enhance our ability to provide smart, efficient, and effective comprehensive solutions to complex energy transformation challenges,' said Greg Herasymuik, President and CEO of Qualus. 'Dr. Taghi Alereza has built a strong brand supported by an impressive team and we are honored to welcome them to Qualus and be entrusted with ADM's legacy.'
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'We are very impressed with Qualus' culture, leadership, capabilities, and strategic market position,' said Dr. Taghi Alereza, ADM's co-founder and CEO. 'Qualus allows us to scale quickly and smartly, providing our services to more clients in the U.S. and Canada, while providing our team opportunities to grow professionally at an exciting time in our industry.'
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Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has nearly 1,600 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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Founded in 1979, ADM is one of the longest-running, leading, pure-play energy research and evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V) firms in the U.S. The firm provides advisory, planning, program evaluation, regulatory compliance, energy modeling, data science and software development services in the areas of energy efficiency, demand response, and emerging technologies.
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